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<font size=5>[[Events#Disorient_Hong_Kong_presents:_AWAKENING_2022|Disorient Hong Kong presents: AWAKENING 2022]]</font><BR>
<font size="5">[http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253870826862&ref=ts Disorient & Kostume Kult present: Black & Light Ball 5]</font><BR>
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<font size="4">Saturday, May 15, 2010</font><br />
Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 8:00 PM – Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 3:00 AM HKT<BR>
<font size="4">[http://disorient.ticketleap.com/blb2010 Limited presale tickets available here.]</font><BR>
Club DAO 70-72 Connaught Road West Gold Union Commercial Building, 21F Hong Kong, HK [[https://goo.gl/maps/uP7819AGZZ5qeErr5 map]]<BR>
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Visit the [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253870826862&ref=ts Facebook page]<br>
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[https://soundcloud.com/disorientmusic/mobad-friday-night-disorient-country-club-x-may-2022 MOBÂD (House++, Disorient Country Club, Upstate NY)]<BR>
[https://soundcloud.com/disorientmusic/daniela_saturday_midnight_disorient_country_club_x_may_2022 DANIELA (House++, Disorient Country Club, Upstate NY)]<BR>
[https://soundcloud.com/disorientmusic/nu-sky-disorient-country-club-x-upstate-new-york-may-2022 NU SKY (Electronic, Disorient Country Club, Upstate NY)]<BR>-->


<font size="4">Limited $15 presale tickets available here until 4pm, Thu., Dec. 31, 2009.[https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/81455 here].</font><BR><BR>
==Disorient is a camp at Burning Man==
Disorient has been a [[camp]] at [http://www.burningman.org Burning Man] since 2001.<BR>
 
===[[Urban_plan#.22The_Other_Side.22_.282022.29|D22: The Other Side]]===
DJ sets:<BR>
[https://soundcloud.com/disorientmusic/alkemiss-erika-tuesday-pre-yoga-disorient-club-house-burning-man-2022 AlKemiss EriKa - Tuesday at the Club House]<BR>


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===Highlights from the previous physical BM (2019)===
In 2019 Disorient was at Esplanade & 2:15. Camp was 200 ft. wide by 400 ft. long.<BR>


=COMPRESSOR VI: Re-envisioning Metropolis =
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Disorient presents:
COMPRESSOR VI
Re-envisioning Metropolis


Saturday, July 17, 2010
We debuted the [[Club_House|Club House]], our new pentagon-shaped multi-story pallet rack frontage structure complete with [[Pornj_Couch|Pornj velvet couches]] and [[GlamTech|GlamTech]] decor. By day, the [[Club_House|Club House]] served as a performance space for our Dry Lakebed Synchronized Swimming Team and shaded haven for [[Amp'd_Yoga|Amp'd yogis]], who were treated to [[Frozen Minty Towels|Frozen Minty Towels]] after their invigorating practice.<BR>
9pm-6am
21+


Times Square Arts Center
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669 8th Avenue
New York, NY


==Tickets on sale now!==
At night, the [[Club_House|Club House]] transformed into an illuminated beacon, featuring glimmering LEDs on the DISORIENT sign and Helios bars, incandescent Pornj lighting, and a sky-high laser programmed to spell out D-I-S-O-R-I-E-N-T in Morse code. DISORIENT music played all week long through a pristine sound system, with the Wayward Teahouse offering a peaceful respite from the revelry during three late-night parties.<BR>
Ticket presales are highly recommended to guarantee admission as all 6 of our parties in 2010 have reached capacity and sold out.
https://disorient.ticketleap.com/c2010/t/dw


Compressor is DISORIENT'S annual ignition of the collective rocket that drives our community to the playa. It's a chance to premiere the latest art and performances that will define us on the playa.  
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This year's theme will focus on reclaiming the future of Metropolis through high-tech interactive art and parables of sustainability in the heart of our Metropolis. How do the denizens of Metropolis reinvent their environment in a far away land?  How does word for the future from the past square with the actual future?  What then do we learn about our own future Metropolis?
Across the Esplanade, our Art Car Dock was the home base for the [[ENTity|D’enT]] and the Dang Gang, which together made up the Sign On Wheels. These spectacular Mutant Vehicles transported both participants and the D19ORIENT Video Sign — 1.2 million pixels of LEDs programmed with mesmerizing video art — on unforgettable journeys across the playa.<BR>
 
The immersive Fire Defractor installation served as a lighthouse of sorts, where participants could enjoy ambient sound and holographic sculptures in a plush lounge space. Fire and flow artists from DISORIENT and the Ministry of Flow teamed up for two special performances: the full dress rehearsal for the Fire Conclave and an open fire jam set to a special musical lineup.<BR>
   
   
Costume and art ideas include future-retro to future-techno, cyber-tribal to nouveau-formal, Nikola Tesla to Fritz Lang and anything else that captures the essence of Re-envisioning Metropolis.
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Within camp, a regulation [[Badminton|shuttlecock court]] encouraged 24/7 sleizure play with Pornj racquets and LED-illuminated birdies.<BR>
 
During daily DISORIENT-it-Yourself workshops in the Dis|Co Lounge, special guest artists taught participants to make resin jewelry, illuminated headwear, LED blinkie pendants, holographic sculptures, and silk-screened t-shirts. This was also the site of the Pornj Costume Swap on Monday night, where camp exchanged hundreds of Pornj and Glam Tech costume items and accessories.<BR>
   
   
Two Rooms of Hot-Shit DJs Including:
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- The Tune Brothers – This top voted electro-house DJ duo is at the height of their accomplished musical career and will come all the way from Germany to rock Compressor on their first ever visit to NYC!
On Tuesday, DISORIENT hosted the Cultural Collaborators Cocktail Party, a celebration of those who help spread Burning Man culture around the world. DISORIENT was the first Theme Camp ever to host this special event, which is a reflection of the extraordinary contributions our collective makes in Black Rock City and beyond.<BR>
plus...
 
- Bunny Lush (Disorient, LA)
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- Miss Sabado  (Disorient/ MissSabado.com, LA/NYC)
 
- Arrow Chrome (Disorient, NYC)
We followed this up with another legendary iteration of the Tuesday night BBQ, a multi-meat feast (and family reunion) that was not to be missed. Our beloved speakeasy [[Duke’s]] returned once again, serving up freshly made cocktails, late-night jams from the Morning Fucking Dews and some very special guests, and its incomparable brand of playa magic.<BR>
- The Bass (Disorient, NYC)
- Douggie Style (Gigsville, NYC)
- Ben Jammin (Brooklyn)
- The Latest Artists (Disorient)
- and Friar Tuck (Disorient, Brooklyn)
Plus Glam Tribal Lounge featuring live bands and performances by:
- World-renowned Latin legend Ray Santiago on keys
- Plus drums and percussion by M'Lumbo and Narhed
- Beatbox Guitar
- Copal
- Flynn's Birthday Bash Band
- Bellydance Fusion featuring Ocean and Sarah Hassan with more to follow!
- Plus JustinJustin TOCA & Ale' Ale' Drummers


And Video installations by The Latest Artists, Gaetan Spurgin, Paul Clay, and much, much more.
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Art, music, and performances will be curated by DISORIENT to create an immersive and unified experience. We are especially interested in showcasing larger scale installations and art that will be going to the playa. We can provide stipends to help make them happen! Send submissions to compressor@disorient.info.  
Members of the DISORIENT community built art beyond the borders of camp, including the large-scale interactive Archaeopteryx installation and whimsical Deep Tea cart.<BR>


Tickets available here: https://disorient.ticketleap.com/c2010/t/dw
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==Disorient is a camp at Burning Man==
In deep playa, the [[Temple_of_Brad_Pitt|Temple of Brad Pitt — this year’s iteration of the Geodesic Temple]] —  invited participants to briefly experience what it is to be the famous Hollywood actor. Thanks to a top-notch burn crew and tight perimeter of 70+ DISORIENTers, [[Temple_of_Brad_Pitt#Burn|TOBRIT burned late on Friday night]], leaving behind only the steel Ark and memories of brattpitizations past. This was the perfect lead-in to two very special burns: the explosive Man burn on Saturday night, and the visually stunning Temple of Direction burn on Sunday night.<BR>


Disorient has been a [[camp]] at [http://www.burningman.com Burning Man] since 2001. In 2010, Disorient is on the Esplanade. Our interactive installation the [[Art Car Wash|Art Car Wash]] will buff your bumpers with a grooving daytime disco. Come play, learn and grow with us.<br /><br />
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The [[Art Car Wash]] is a sexy daytime disco and interactive zone for art cars, art car drivers, and anyone who enjoys getting their bumpers buffed. All mutant vehicles (and non-vehicles...) are invited to chill out at the Art Car Wash and get buffed, blown, and waxed to the sounds of groovalicious daytime [[Playa_Schedule#Burning_Man_2010|DJ sets]]. Interactive docking stations allow all playa participants to join in the fun. Now with more misters, hand mitts, bubbles and other buffy fuzzy things! So head on over, and roll on in...<br /><br />
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In addition to our [[music|residents]] we [[Playa_Schedule|invite DJs]] to play on our [[sound|sound system]]. During the week of Burning Man, we set-up a live music stage and invite [[live music|bands]] to perform. --><br /><br />


'''Disorient is also about [[sound]] and performance'''. In addition to our [[music|residents]] [[Playa_Schedule|we invite DJs]] to play on our [[sound|sound system]]. During the week of Burning Man, usually on Thursday, we set-up a live music stage and invite [[live music|bands]] to perform.<br /><br />
==Disorient is a collective==


==Disorient is an art collective==
Disorient is a [[sound]], visual and performance art collective. We create [[art projects]] and [[art installations]] with hardware including [[Geodesic Temple|wood]], scaffolding, [[Pallet_rack|palette rack]], [[Container|containers]], [[Watershed|recycled materials]], [[Body_Painting_Cell|your body]], Raspberry Pi, [[dome|geodesic domes]], [http://www.akairways.com inflatable structures], [[video]], repurposed objects, black lights and [[dex|vehicles]]. We develop software for our installations. Our guiding principles are outlined in the [[Disorient Model]] and in the [[Political Economy of Disorient|Political Economy of Disorient]]. Disorient is an open creative platform powered by love.<BR>


Disorient is an open creative platform powered by love. We create [[art projects]] and [[art installations]] with hardware including [[Astral Carpet Lounge|wood]], scaffolding, palette rack, [[containers]], [[Watershed|recycled materials]], [[Body_Painting_Cell|your body]], [[geodesic domes]], [http://www.akairways.com inflatable structures], [[video]], repurposed objects, black lights and [[dex|vehicles]]. We develop software for our installations (DMX sequencing, MAX, Java, C, etc.). Our guiding principles are outlined in the [[Disorient Model]].<BR>
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A fresh example of art collaboration at Disorient: Everyone is invited to create and share their own sequences for [http://imagenode.org/blinky09/ Volver] Leo's (and Image Node's) 2009 wearable blinky using the [http://blinky.disorient.info/ Disorient Blinky Designer].<BR>
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Our contribution to the vernacular includes [[pornj|Pornj]] and [[GlamTech|GlamTech]].
Our contribution to the vernacular includes [[pornj|Pornj]] and [[GlamTech|GlamTech]].


==Disorient events==
==Disorient ecosystem==
 
When we are not on the Playa, we organize [[Events|events]], retreats and happenings to raise funds for our art projects on and off playa and support Burning Man. 100% of profit is reinvested in Disorient.<BR>
Those include [[Country Club]] (since 2011) upstate New York, [[Bedouin Tech|Bedouin Tech]] (2014-2018) in the desert of Dubai and [[Fun_Tsang|Fun Tsang]] (since 2016) on the beach of a tiny uninhabited tropical island of Hong Kong. Those outdoor camping retreats last several days and are aligned with the Burning Man ethos. In September 2021 we organized the first [[Disorient_Bali_presents:_BURNING_MANTAP|Burning Mantap]] in Bali, Indonesia.<br />
 
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Our first fundraisers outside the US happened in 2009 in [[Events#DISORIENT_TRANCOSO|Brazil]] and [[Events#Disorient_presents:_I_.7BDisorient.7D_BA|Argentina]]<BR>
 
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When we are not on the Playa, we organize [[parties]] to raise funds for our camp and support Burning Man.<br />
Thousands of DOers (DisOrienters) have camped with Disorient at Burning Man since 2001. About half of those campers are in the US. The other half is distributed in dozens of other countries. We use <!--[http://puddle.disorient.info The Puddle] and other--> social [https://www.facebook.com/groups/pornj/ networks] to stay connected.<br />
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In 2009 we organized our first parties outside the US in Brazil and Argentina. As of March 2010, Disorient has over 800 members, 50% US East Coast, 25% West Coast/Central US and 25% outside the US, including members in the UK, Russia, Israel, Canada, Hong Kong, Sweden, France, Argentina, Japan and Germany. We stay connected through our discussion board: [http://puddle.disorient.info/ The Puddle].<br /><br />


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<font size=1><font color=grey>Too Much Is Rarely Enough.</font></font><BR><BR>
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Revision as of 23:24, 25 November 2022


Up Next:
Disorient Hong Kong presents: AWAKENING 2022
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Sat, Dec 3, 2022, 8:00 PM – Sun, Dec 4, 2022, 3:00 AM HKT
Club DAO 70-72 Connaught Road West Gold Union Commercial Building, 21F Hong Kong, HK [map]
TICKETS


Disorient is a camp at Burning Man

Disorient has been a camp at Burning Man since 2001.

D22: The Other Side

DJ sets:
AlKemiss EriKa - Tuesday at the Club House

UP20220804.all.jpg 2022PlanetDisorient.jpg 20221001BRCSatSandStorm.jpg

Highlights from the previous physical BM (2019)

In 2019 Disorient was at Esplanade & 2:15. Camp was 200 ft. wide by 400 ft. long.

AmpdYogaBM19.jpg

We debuted the Club House, our new pentagon-shaped multi-story pallet rack frontage structure complete with Pornj velvet couches and GlamTech decor. By day, the Club House served as a performance space for our Dry Lakebed Synchronized Swimming Team and shaded haven for Amp'd yogis, who were treated to Frozen Minty Towels after their invigorating practice.

SignOnWheelsBM2019.jpg

At night, the Club House transformed into an illuminated beacon, featuring glimmering LEDs on the DISORIENT sign and Helios bars, incandescent Pornj lighting, and a sky-high laser programmed to spell out D-I-S-O-R-I-E-N-T in Morse code. DISORIENT music played all week long through a pristine sound system, with the Wayward Teahouse offering a peaceful respite from the revelry during three late-night parties.

Di19ORI.BM19.1.jpg ENT.BM19.1.jpg

Across the Esplanade, our Art Car Dock was the home base for the D’enT and the Dang Gang, which together made up the Sign On Wheels. These spectacular Mutant Vehicles transported both participants and the D19ORIENT Video Sign — 1.2 million pixels of LEDs programmed with mesmerizing video art — on unforgettable journeys across the playa.

The immersive Fire Defractor installation served as a lighthouse of sorts, where participants could enjoy ambient sound and holographic sculptures in a plush lounge space. Fire and flow artists from DISORIENT and the Ministry of Flow teamed up for two special performances: the full dress rehearsal for the Fire Conclave and an open fire jam set to a special musical lineup.

Disorient2019Blinkies.jpg D19ORIENTcampPhotoBM19.jpg

Within camp, a regulation shuttlecock court encouraged 24/7 sleizure play with Pornj racquets and LED-illuminated birdies.

During daily DISORIENT-it-Yourself workshops in the Dis|Co Lounge, special guest artists taught participants to make resin jewelry, illuminated headwear, LED blinkie pendants, holographic sculptures, and silk-screened t-shirts. This was also the site of the Pornj Costume Swap on Monday night, where camp exchanged hundreds of Pornj and Glam Tech costume items and accessories.

DukesBM19.jpg InsideDukesBM19.jpg

On Tuesday, DISORIENT hosted the Cultural Collaborators Cocktail Party, a celebration of those who help spread Burning Man culture around the world. DISORIENT was the first Theme Camp ever to host this special event, which is a reflection of the extraordinary contributions our collective makes in Black Rock City and beyond.

DisorientClubHouseRockingBM19.jpg

We followed this up with another legendary iteration of the Tuesday night BBQ, a multi-meat feast (and family reunion) that was not to be missed. Our beloved speakeasy Duke’s returned once again, serving up freshly made cocktails, late-night jams from the Morning Fucking Dews and some very special guests, and its incomparable brand of playa magic.

ArchaeopteryxNightBM2019.jpg DisorientSign2014inClubHouseBM19.jpg

Members of the DISORIENT community built art beyond the borders of camp, including the large-scale interactive Archaeopteryx installation and whimsical Deep Tea cart.

TOBRITPurgatoryArk.1.jpg Disorient300WattLaserBM19.1.jpg

In deep playa, the Temple of Brad Pitt — this year’s iteration of the Geodesic Temple — invited participants to briefly experience what it is to be the famous Hollywood actor. Thanks to a top-notch burn crew and tight perimeter of 70+ DISORIENTers, TOBRIT burned late on Friday night, leaving behind only the steel Ark and memories of brattpitizations past. This was the perfect lead-in to two very special burns: the explosive Man burn on Saturday night, and the visually stunning Temple of Direction burn on Sunday night.

NatCheriEvanKirbyBM2019.jpg TempleOfBradPitt.Burn20190830.1.jpg


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Disorient is a collective

Disorient is a sound, visual and performance art collective. We create art projects and art installations with hardware including wood, scaffolding, palette rack, containers, recycled materials, your body, Raspberry Pi, geodesic domes, inflatable structures, video, repurposed objects, black lights and vehicles. We develop software for our installations. Our guiding principles are outlined in the Disorient Model and in the Political Economy of Disorient. Disorient is an open creative platform powered by love.

Campers2012.jpg

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Our contribution to the vernacular includes Pornj and GlamTech.

Disorient ecosystem

When we are not on the Playa, we organize events, retreats and happenings to raise funds for our art projects on and off playa and support Burning Man. 100% of profit is reinvested in Disorient.
Those include Country Club (since 2011) upstate New York, Bedouin Tech (2014-2018) in the desert of Dubai and Fun Tsang (since 2016) on the beach of a tiny uninhabited tropical island of Hong Kong. Those outdoor camping retreats last several days and are aligned with the Burning Man ethos. In September 2021 we organized the first Burning Mantap in Bali, Indonesia.

Pornj Super Hero.jpg BLB2011-01.jpg BEDOUIN TECH logo20180312.jpg Dexair crew.jpg

Our first fundraisers outside the US happened in 2009 in Brazil and Argentina

KyHoleCC2014.jpg DisorientFT18Pagoda.8.jpg FUN-TSANG.patches.8x9 20180306.jpg DisorientBioluminescence2015.1.jpg

Thousands of DOers (DisOrienters) have camped with Disorient at Burning Man since 2001. About half of those campers are in the US. The other half is distributed in dozens of other countries. We use social networks to stay connected.

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Too Much Is Rarely Enough.